Rheumatic Fever Follow-up Study (RhFFUS) _ determining the optimal clinical response for minor heart valve abnormalities in an Indigenous Australian setting

风湿热随访研究 (RhFFUS) _ 确定澳大利亚原住民环境中轻微心脏瓣膜异常的最佳临床反应

• 批准号: nhmrc : 1005951
• 负责人: Dr Andrew White
• 金额: $ 93万
• 依托单位: Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/rheumatic-fever-follow-australian-setting/109127
• 关键词: Rheumatic; Fever; Follow; up; Study

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are a major health issue for Indigenous Australians. In a previous study heart ultrasounds in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children frequently showed suspicious but not diagnostic changes. RhFFUS (Rheumatic Fever Follow-Up Study) aims to see if these changes are associated with a higher risk of ARF and progression to RHD. If this is the case these high risk children could be identified earlier and offered regular antibiotics to prevent this cause of heart disease.

急性风湿热(ARF)和风湿性心脏病(RHD)是澳大利亚土著居民的主要健康问题。在之前的一项研究中，土著和托雷斯海峡岛民的儿童心脏超声经常表现出可疑的但不是诊断上的变化。RHFFUS(风湿热随访研究)旨在了解这些变化是否与ARF和进展为风湿性心脏病的更高风险相关。如果是这样的话，这些高危儿童可以更早地被识别出来，并提供常规的抗生素来预防这种心脏病的原因。